US4363578A - Cushioned low profile trailer - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
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- B61D45/00—Means or devices for securing or supporting the cargo, including protection against shocks
- B61D45/001—Devices for fixing to walls or floors
- B61D45/004—Fixing semi-trailers
- B61D45/005—Fixing semi-trailers by using fifth wheel locks
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- FIG. 3 is an end elevational view of the hitch
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US06/215,970 US4363578A (en) | 1980-12-12 | 1980-12-12 | Cushioned low profile trailer |
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Cited By (3)
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US5077994A (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-01-07 | Yale Security Inc. | Door lock having removable outside lever handle for the purpose of changing the key cylinder |
US20080014039A1 (en) * | 2006-07-17 | 2008-01-17 | Schmidt Kenneth D | Apparatus and method for supporting a semi-trailer on a railcar |
US20100199293A1 (en) * | 2008-01-07 | 2010-08-05 | Hung-Jui Lin | Inclinable pick-and-place head of disc pick-and-place device |
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US2818033A (en) * | 1953-07-29 | 1957-12-31 | Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co | Freight vehicle holding device |
US2880681A (en) * | 1953-08-26 | 1959-04-07 | Gen Motors Corp | Shock absorbing support |
US2936983A (en) * | 1954-10-04 | 1960-05-17 | Gen Motors Corp | Semitrailer king-pin locking and supporting means |
US3346224A (en) * | 1965-12-09 | 1967-10-10 | Acf Ind Inc | Collapsible hitch |
US3353505A (en) * | 1967-03-06 | 1967-11-21 | Acf Ind Inc | Collapsible support |
US3434683A (en) * | 1967-04-17 | 1969-03-25 | Acf Ind Inc | Single strut trailer hitches with cushioning means |
US3479969A (en) * | 1967-11-24 | 1969-11-25 | Acf Ind Inc | Cushioned support structure for railway car |
US3512739A (en) * | 1967-11-16 | 1970-05-19 | Acf Ind Inc | Hydraulically cushioned railway trailer hitch |
US3539141A (en) * | 1968-01-30 | 1970-11-10 | Fruehauf Corp | Trailer hitch |
US3606219A (en) * | 1970-04-21 | 1971-09-20 | Acf Ind Inc | Railway car trailer hitch having a safety lock |
US4002316A (en) * | 1975-05-06 | 1977-01-11 | Acf Industries, Incorporated | Telescopic shock absorber mount for a hydraulic cushioning unit in a railway car trailer hitch |
US4095766A (en) * | 1975-08-01 | 1978-06-20 | Acf Industries, Incorporated | Trailer hitch having elastomer-in-shear cushioning in the diagonal strut |
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Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US2818033A (en) * | 1953-07-29 | 1957-12-31 | Pullman Standard Car Mfg Co | Freight vehicle holding device |
US2880681A (en) * | 1953-08-26 | 1959-04-07 | Gen Motors Corp | Shock absorbing support |
US2936983A (en) * | 1954-10-04 | 1960-05-17 | Gen Motors Corp | Semitrailer king-pin locking and supporting means |
US3346224A (en) * | 1965-12-09 | 1967-10-10 | Acf Ind Inc | Collapsible hitch |
US3353505A (en) * | 1967-03-06 | 1967-11-21 | Acf Ind Inc | Collapsible support |
US3434683A (en) * | 1967-04-17 | 1969-03-25 | Acf Ind Inc | Single strut trailer hitches with cushioning means |
US3512739A (en) * | 1967-11-16 | 1970-05-19 | Acf Ind Inc | Hydraulically cushioned railway trailer hitch |
US3479969A (en) * | 1967-11-24 | 1969-11-25 | Acf Ind Inc | Cushioned support structure for railway car |
US3539141A (en) * | 1968-01-30 | 1970-11-10 | Fruehauf Corp | Trailer hitch |
US3606219A (en) * | 1970-04-21 | 1971-09-20 | Acf Ind Inc | Railway car trailer hitch having a safety lock |
US4002316A (en) * | 1975-05-06 | 1977-01-11 | Acf Industries, Incorporated | Telescopic shock absorber mount for a hydraulic cushioning unit in a railway car trailer hitch |
US4095766A (en) * | 1975-08-01 | 1978-06-20 | Acf Industries, Incorporated | Trailer hitch having elastomer-in-shear cushioning in the diagonal strut |
Cited By (4)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US5077994A (en) * | 1991-04-05 | 1992-01-07 | Yale Security Inc. | Door lock having removable outside lever handle for the purpose of changing the key cylinder |
US20080014039A1 (en) * | 2006-07-17 | 2008-01-17 | Schmidt Kenneth D | Apparatus and method for supporting a semi-trailer on a railcar |
US7704025B2 (en) | 2006-07-17 | 2010-04-27 | American Railcar Industries, Inc. | Apparatus and method for supporting a semi-trailer on a railcar |
US20100199293A1 (en) * | 2008-01-07 | 2010-08-05 | Hung-Jui Lin | Inclinable pick-and-place head of disc pick-and-place device |
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